Quick Catfish Gumbo

Ingredients

• chopped celery
  1 cup
• chopped onion
  1 cup
• chopped bell pepper
  1 cup
• garlic cloves

  minced
  2 unit
• vegetable oil
  3 tablespoons
• beef stock or canned broth
  4 cups
• x 6-ounce can whole tomatoes

  cut up
  1 unit
• bay leaf
  1 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• dried thyme
  ½ teaspoon
• cayenne pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• dried oregano

  crumbled
  ½ teaspoon
• U.S. Farm-Raised catfish fillets

  cut into bite-size pieces
  2 pounds
• x 10-ounce package frozen cut okra
  1 unit
• cooked rice
  4 cups